When something shows up repeatedly in my world, I realize quickly it’s a message, not a random event. I treat feedback the same way. Instead of reacting to each message and questioning myself, I’ve learned to seek patterns – both working and not working. This pattern recently showed itself: do you need help with burn out, stress and the emergence… View Article
I recently did an exercise which was insightful and validating. I asked several people to describe me in three words. It wasn’t for my ego, though it served to assuage that as well, so if it helps, try it. It was to see how my self-perception aligned with others in my circle. The simple punch line was… View Article
Everybody leans on leaders. Do you ever feel like you’re the shock absorber for those around you? I know I do. You buffer things, are a sounding board, are the Voice of Reason and helper to those around you who may need a confidential source to confide in when things are chaotic, or you can’t talk with much of anyone about what’s happening in your world. … View Article
Since March of 2020,we’ve been pretty uncertain about a lot of things. And really, that’s the way that it’s been, it’s just in the front seat of the car right now. Normally we can fool ourselves and say, oh I know what’s going to happen – when we really don’t know. We want to believe we know what’s coming, and we have predictability. … View Article
Birthdays: they change over time. When you’re young, you can’t wait for them. It’s a day all about you, celebrating who you are and potentially offering rewards and attention. You reach your milestone birthdays and celebrate what the world recognizes that age/stage means. Sometimes there are rituals, regrets and too much celebrating equates to a recognition you’re older, maybe not wiser. As I’ve aged,… View Article
“Speak what you seek until you see what you said.” I heard this quote during a two-day event I was attending. Though the concept isn’t new, it certainly simplified how clear we each need to be when declaring our potential future. You must believe it to see it. It’s not the other way around. If you don’t believe it, it can’t and won’t happen. … View Article
The seduction of Spring. When you live in the Midwest, the winter can be long. Really long. Add a pandemic and it became a fear for many people that we’d really struggle to get through this year. As we reach temps in the 50s and 60s in March, the first temptations and relief begins. We joke that it’s “pre-Spring,” and… View Article
What great questions do you ask as a leader? I love to hear great leaders share their input for the biggest questions they are asking in the moment. One of my current favorites given the conversations happening in our world right now is this: Whose perspective would it be useful for me to understand? When… View Article
Sometimes you simply need to connect. Nothing more. Time to relax, be outdoors, let your mind roam, break up the monotony, do something different and be at peace letting go of the pace. When you do, you are renewed. There is space. There is abundance and connection and caring. When you make the time, time… View Article
International Women’s Day. Certainly it’s a day I look for as a woman with a passion for working with other women. Having just attended a women’s conference with one of my daughters, I am in great appreciation of what happens when women convene and band together. There’s a tether that’s unspoken, tangible and immensely powerful. When women gather… View Article
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